Wwv_flow_item.popupkey_from_query in combination SQL updateable report

Question

Hi,
I found out that wwv_flow_item.popupkey_from_query in combination 'SQL updateable report' does not work. It does not display the popup. It creates a extra column with the message below.
In combination with 'SQL query' it works. Is it possible to make it work in combination with updatable reports? If so can you tell me how?
Thanks in advance,
Patrick
Message:
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Answer 1

you're seeing that error because those project marvel updatable report regions expect a regular query that they then turn into an updatable report for you at runtime. you're kind of confusing things when you try to provide it with your own calls to wwv_flow_item in there. the way to really take control of the way your updatable report will render is to code it as a regular report region in which you make your own wwv_flow_item calls. an easy way to generate that region code would be to step through our updatable report wizard and let marvel do it for you. the first screen of that updatable report wizard presents you with the option of having the flow builder "Use flows built in updatable query page process" or "Generate PL/SQL logic directly into page process". if you use this second option, your resulting query will have those calls to the wwv_flow_item package in it. so let's say you step through the wizard to generate an updatable report for the SCOTT.EMP table. you'd probably get something like this...
select
wwv_flow_item.hidden(1,EMPNO)||
wwv_flow_item.text(2,EMPNO) EMPNO,
wwv_flow_item.text(3,ENAME) ENAME,
wwv_flow_item.text(4,JOB) JOB,
wwv_flow_item.text(5,MGR) MGR,
wwv_flow_item.text(6,HIREDATE) HIREDATE,
wwv_flow_item.text(7,SAL) SAL,
wwv_flow_item.text(8,COMM) COMM,
wwv_flow_item.text(9,DEPTNO) DEPTNO
from #OWNER#.EMP
...as your query in that report region. you could then tweak your wwv_flow_item calls to generate other item types like so...
select
wwv_flow_item.hidden(1,EMPNO)||
wwv_flow_item.text(2,EMPNO) EMPNO,
wwv_flow_item.text(3,ENAME) ENAME,
wwv_flow_item.textarea(4,job) JOB,
wwv_flow_item.text(5,MGR) MGR,
wwv_flow_item.date_popup(4, null,HIREDATE) HIREDATE,
wwv_flow_item.text(7,SAL) SAL,
wwv_flow_item.text(8,COMM) COMM,
wwv_flow_item.popupkey_from_query (1,deptno,'select dname, deptno from dept') DEPTNO
from #OWNER#.EMP
...so now you'd have the an updatable report that used a date picker, a text area, and a popup key LOV as opposed to the one with straight text areas that was generated by default. take a look at the docs for the wwv_flow_item api at http://marvel.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=4200:58 to see just how much control you'd have.
hope this helps,
raj